LETTER: The denigration of big business

I can remember when Mexicans would never think of crossing the border into the United States because of severe consequences. But the United States had at that time a very good immigration policy that would allow thousands of Mexicans to cross the border and work by a contract for so many months and then return to Mexico.

We knew exactly how many workers were here. Today many Mexicans would love to do the same, but they have no opportunity. There are still many Mexican families that are in very dire situations with no incomes. But the economy is changing fast in Mexico. As I travel into Mexico I consistently use the same highway which is very new and I can see many foundations being built for another business or factory.

The highway was financed by the Chinese. Soon they will be able to import and export goods without using an American port. The new highway is a necessity to move the goods. I pass many American corporations. The United States has the largest corporation tax in the whole world and the wage scale in the United States has actually gone down while in other countries the wage scale and benefits are rising and unions are coming into existence.

Corporations know this, but we have an administration that will not lower the corporation tax and allow them to remain in this country. As other countries receive the benefits of U.S. corporations, we remain a stagnant nation. I joke with my friends in Mexico that if the Democratic party remains haters of big business that soon American labor will be sneaking into Mexico for employment.